It’s getting a thunderous reception.. bringing in dirty rockabilly, vintage punk, surf, mutant doo-wop, even some warped Motown soul.. Check out X Ray Cat Trio’s third album HAUNTED - HERE

The band have another two albums under their belt; Out For Blood (2015) and Love, Blood & Monsters (2020) both selling out of the vinyl pressing. Last year they teamed up with singer Harriet Hyde to record a 7” Ep of 50’s inspired mutant doo-wop.

 X Ray Cat Trio have been dropping their own unique blend of surf, rockabilly + punk rock since 2009, when guitarist El Nico teamed up with bass player Adam Richards to form the root of this gritty and trashy garage band.

The band are grafters and pulled in many tours through the UK and Europe supporting the likes of The Meteors, Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind, The Legendary Shack Shakers, Dan Sartain, Delta Bombers, Bob Log III, Daddy Long Legs also playing Rebellion, Boomtown and Bedlam Breakout festivals. The band have two albums under their belt; Out For Blood (2015) and Love, Blood & Monsters (2020) both selling out of the vinyl pressing. Last year they teamed up with singer Harriet Hyde to record a 7” Ep of 50’s inspired mutant doo-wop.

Wearing their influences on their sleeves, it’s clear they draw faithfully from the authentic stylings of Billy Childish, Dan Sartain, nasty 50’s rockabilly, gritty 60’s garage and trashy 70’s punk rock. They are a no-messin’ rock and roll band.

"Jagged, twisted, fucked-up Schizobilly.

Great playing and wild energy.

A shot in the arm for rock n roll."

Gavin Jay (Jim Jones Revue/Righteous Mind)

"Echo and fuzz laden inter-genre-fuck-fest

of surf, spaghetti-western and rockabilly

guitar all drenched in attitude" 

UK Rock’n’Roll Magazine

“Graveyard blues howlers via

mescaline induced psychedelic

doo-wop to psychobilly grinding

surf grooves” 

Louder Than War

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X-Ray Cat Trio are:-

El Nico (Guitars/Vocal;s) - Previous bands - Aces & Eights - Black Moth - Howlin’ Ric & The Rocketeers - Endorsed by Gretsch guitars . Influenced by older rockabilly and doo wop, garage punk, and some more modern rock and roll. During lockdown El Nico set up the DEATHRAYCAT music school, a rock n roll guitar lessons You Tube channel. He has a blind black cat called Poison Ivy.

Adam Richards (Bass) - previously in Spirit of John - 2 piece folk band - he also played in ska band King Zepha along with Howlin Ric. Adam recorded most of the bands first releases straight to tape machine, he has a fascination with the recording process. Usually playing double bass, he also enjoys the new fangled electric bass contraption.

Howlin Ric (Drums) - head honcho of Howlin Ric and the Rocketeers, he was in King Zepha with Adam and they have played in Jazz bands for years. He can scream like little Richard.